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Contacts Demo App
demonstrates setting up a Ruby on Rails 4 app with RVM, Postgres, Git, Github, Heroku, Twitter Bootstrap, RSpec, and RubyMine.

Wrestling with REST
discusses some of the difficulties in making a Ruby on Rails web application truly RESTful.

The Ruby Hacker's Guide is an essential resource for anyone who really wants to understand Ruby. Read it online.

How to install Ubuntu / Windows 7 Dual Boot Capability onto a Lenovo Ideapad Y560p Laptop.

Deploying a Ruby 1.9 and Rails 3.2 Development Environment with RVM and MySQL onto Ubuntu Linux

View my reviews of Ruby and Rails books at ChicagoRuby.org.

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Location: Chicago, Illinois
EMail: edwin@alum.mit.edu


The hallmarks of my career as a software developer are a search for superior development techniques, integrity and dedication to the needs of the project, effective communication with the client and end-users, meticulous standards, and systems that work.

My current specialty is software development involving the Ruby language and the Rails web development framework (Ruby on Rails).


TECHNOLOGIES

Web Development: Ruby 1.9 & 2, Rails 3 – 5, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, RSpec, Capybara, Git, SVN, RubyMine, Vagrant, XML, JSON, Agile practices.

Web Servers: Apache, Mongrel, Nginx, Phusion Passenger.

Operating Systems: Mac OS X, Linux, Windows.

Databases: MySQL, Oracle SQL, Mongo DB


I am currently available for a new hourly Ruby with or without Rails engagement. I can work on-site in downtown Chicago or remotely, some travel possible.
Relocation to select U.S. cities – especially in New England, the West or Northwest – also considered for contract or contract-to-hire positions. I will directly transition to salaried employment ONLY for remote roles.
I prefer initial contact by email. Callers please leave complete details on voicemail.
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